Belize Cruise Ships | New Ports and the Value of Private Islands

With two new cruise ship port projects getting off the ground in Belize, and a resulting increase in cruise ship visitation on the horizon, private island resorts will increasingly become a premium location in the country. If you’re looking to get away from the hordes, that is.

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For the horde lovers, the news, announced last Friday at a Belize City Biltmore Hotel press conference and covered in The Amandala, is that Royal Caribbean is set to begin construction on a $100 million deep-water port for Belize cruise ships bound for Belize City. That follows hot on the heels of the announcement Aug. 22 in The Royal Gazette that Norwegian Cruise Line will soon begin construction of a $50 million island port for Belize cruise ships just off Placencia in the southern half of the country.

Both projects are in reaction to long-standing problems that cruise lines have had in Belize owing to its lack of ports capable of handling the mammoth ships that can carry from 2,000 to over 6,000 passengers. Until now, they’ve gotten along by anchoring out away from shore and having local tenders come along side to ferry passengers to shore.

But with the advent of not just one but two new dock-side ports, the number of cruise ships calling on Belize will definitely increase. Perhaps massively so. And that means the little hordes that the cruise ships have been disgorging into the center of Belize will now become huge hordes, and no longer confined to Belize City and environs, they’ll be in every section of the country. – Good news for horde lovers. Bad news for horde haters.

Some good news for horde haters

If, like me, you prefer your vacation as a respite from the stress and confusion of the urban masses, then finding quiet, private get-a-ways like our tiny island eco-resort is now more relevant than ever. The good news is there are still a few locations that are insulated from the hordes, and none better than our resort on Long Caye.

Our Adventure Island eco-resort maxes out at 34 guests, and it’s actually very rare that we fill our space. Most weeks there are significantly fewer.

Also, there is the added fact that Long Caye is 35 miles off the coast, one of only four small islands on the outer edge of 36-square mile Glover’s Reef. That means there will be zero boat loads or bus loads of people arriving to disturb your tropical bliss. The only way to arrive on our privately owned island, Long Caye, is by booking a trip with us. There is no public transportation to the island.

When you’re on Adventure Island, the rest of the world is far, far away.